(Osseous Tissue) - connection tissue with the matrix hardened by calcium phosphate and other minerals

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Mineralization/Calcification

The hardening process of bone

Bones are composed of

Tissue

Marrow

Cartilage

Adipose Tissue

Nervous Tissue

Fibrous connective Tissue

Compact (Dense) Bone

Outer shell of long bone

Diaphysis (shaft)

Cylinder of compact bone to provide leverage

Medullary Cavity

space in the diaphysis

Epiphysis

Enlarged ends of a long bone

Spongy (cancellous) bone

Covered by more durable compact bone

Articular cartilage

a layer of hyaline cartilage that covers the joint surface where one bone meets another

Nutrient foramina

Minute holes in the bone surface that allows blood vessels to penetrate

Periosteum

external sheath that covers bone except where there is articular cartilage.

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